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What is the best upgrade to get more positions from a 3-way guitar?

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  • PFDarkside
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    With that layout I’d look into the Freeway Switch and then maybe use the push/pull for phase. I think the Freeway will get you:
    -neck/neck & bridge/bridge
    -neck/neck & bridge/bridge (split for each)
    -out of phase for middle selections

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  • Top-L
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    2x HB, 1x vol, 1x 3way toggle.

    Check out this six-way toggle. $40. Might be worth it.
    https://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/i-0...aydiagrams.pdf

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  • PFDarkside
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    What is the pickup configuration (HH?) and switch layout? (Toggle, blade). how many pots currently?

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  • What is the best upgrade to get more positions from a 3-way guitar?

    My new guitar has a volume and a 3-way. I want to get more positions out of it. At a minimum coil split of both humbuckers, but it would be nice to have multipole functionality so I can test parallel and out of phase. No drilling.

    1) Add a push/pull volume to split both humbuckes, giving the guitar six sounds. afaik a DPDT push/pull will only enable coil split of the humbuckers. If it could do parallel of the HBs, that would be amazing.

    2) Add a rotary five way switch to replace the 3-way.
    https://reverb.com/item/17784067-5-w...f9PPqc2AoZBlY0

    3) The stewmac six-way toggle (expensive)
    https://www.stewmac.com/electronics/...RoCsKwQAvD_BwE


    I think the rotary selector would be easiest, BUT Ive never played a guitar with a rotary selector and wonder if it is a PITA to deal with.

    Are there any other clever solutions?
    Last edited by Top-L; 08-10-2020, 06:23 AM.
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